ZML Should Allow EV Charging
ZML Should allow EV Charging; however, the Board does not allow a homeowner to install an EV charger. The board has setup a cumbersome and expensive EV charging plan. Our next article will dissect the expensive hurdles preventing homeowners from accessing electricity for their EVs.
"Did you know renters in an apartment setting have a right in Colorado to install EV chargers, even without ownership?" -David Dimmer
Articles: EVs and Colorado HOAs
CCIOA: 38-33.3-106.8
Unreasonable restrictions on electric vehicle charging systems - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that:
(a) The widespread use of plug-in electric vehicles can dramatically improve energy efficiency and air quality for all Coloradans and should be encouraged wherever possible;
(b) Most homes in Colorado, including the vast majority of new homes, are in common interest communities;
(c) The primary purpose of this section is to ensure that common interest communities provide their residents with at least a meaningful opportunity to take advantage of the availability of plug-in electric vehicles rather than create artificial restrictions on the adoption of
this promising technology; and
(d) The general assembly encourages common interest communities not only to allow electric vehicle charging stations in accordance with this section, but also to apply for grants from the electric vehicle grant fund, created in section 24-38.5-103, C.R.S., or otherwise fund the installation of charging stations on common property as an amenity for residents and guests.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision in the declaration, bylaws, or rules and regulations of the association to the contrary, and except as provided in subsection (3) or (3.5) of this section,
an association shall not:
(a) Prohibit a unit owner from using, or installing at the unit owner's expense for the unit owner's own use, a level 1 or level 2 electric vehicle charging system on or in a unit; or
(b) Assess or charge a unit owner any fee for the placement or use of an electric vehicle charging system on or in the unit owner's unit; except that the association may require reimbursement for the actual cost of electricity provided by the association that was used by the charging system or, alternatively, may charge a reasonable fee for access. If the charging system is part of a network for which a network fee is charged, the association's reimbursement may include the amount of the network fee. Nothing in this section requires an association to impose upon a unit owner any fee or charge other than the regular assessments specified in the declaration, bylaws, or rules and regulations of the association.
